Curriculum Leader - Health & Wellbeing - The Royal High School

Curriculum Leader Health and Wellbeing
The Royal High School

Salary: £55,155 with subject to Jobsizing
Hours: 35 per week, 52 weeks
About the School

The Royal High School supports every young person to achieve and attain their very best. We respect individuality and celebrate diversity. We provide opportunities for success through a variety of curricular and extra-curricular options and pathways. We encourage creativity and support our young people to build the skills and resilience they need for the future. We have the courage to aspire to be the very best we can be. We belong to our school and we are very proud of our tradition and heritage.

The school is firmly committed to responding to the needs of all pupils in a positive learning environment. Our School Improvement Plan focuses on:

• Health, wellbeing & resilience
• Learning, teaching & assessment
• Equalities, equity & inclusion

Staff, parents, young people and our partners work together to achieve common goals.

Based in the West of Edinburgh, The Royal High School is one of the oldest schools in Scotland. It has a strong sense of history but prides itself on being very much a school of the 21^st Century. It is a non-denominational, 6-year comprehensive, with young people drawn from 4 catchment primary schools: Blackhall, Clermiston, Cramond and Davidson's Mains.

The school was inspected positively in December 2022.

The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) comprises the Headteacher, four Depute Headteachers and the Business Manager.

There is an integrated Additional Support for Learning Team combining the Guidance and Support for Learning teams as well as our Enhanced Support and Wellbeing Bases. In line with the Authority's integration policies, the school caters for a wide variety of physical, sensory and learning needs. This has been highly successful and forms a key element of our social inclusion strategy.

The school was refurbished in 2004 and enjoys a high standard of accommodation, although social areas are limited, and teaching space has to be rigorously timetabled. The facilities are used extensively outside of normal school hours by the school and the community. The school is designated a Community Sports Hub and the PE facilities were refurbished in 2015 to support this. There is an excellent extra-curricular programme, with partner clubs and staff offering a range of opportunities in which young people can participate. ICT facilities are very good, and all young people have access to a 1:1 iPad device to support their learning at home and in school.

The school has positive links with parents, local businesses and the local community. The Parent Council and Parent Fundraising Group play an important role in the life and work of the school. Meetings are well attended, and discussions are always lively and informative. The school is also supported by an active Former Pupils' Club.

School Improvement Plan:

The school is firmly committed to raising attainment and promoting achievement. The whole School Improvement Plan reflects the City of Edinburgh Council's Priorities and the National Priorities.

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